Review: Consumers lose as FCC retreats on set-top box proposal
Under fire from Hollywood and Big Cable, Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, lost his nerve.
Under fire from Hollywood and Big Cable, Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, lost his nerve.
Telecom
Sep 14, 2016
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You may soon be able to use your Apple TV, Roku box or even your smart television to tune in pay TV programs.
Telecom
May 11, 2016
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Life without bright screens on our smart phones and TVs is hard to imagine. But in 20 years, one of the essential components of the liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs, that make many of our gadgets possible could disappear. ...
Materials Science
Jun 3, 2015
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US video streaming service Netflix on Tuesday said it will launch in Australia and New Zealand this month, with access to season three of hit political drama House of Cards a key drawcard.
Business
Mar 3, 2015
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Watch what you say in your living room. Samsung's smart TV could be listening. And sharing.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 10, 2015
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More TV viewers are picking up so-called streaming media boxes in the hope of fulfilling a simple wish: Let me watch what I want when I want.
Telecom
Sep 1, 2014
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Google Inc. still imagines a world in which people talk to their TV, commanding it to switch from ESPN to YouTube, start playing "Orange Is the New Black" on Netflix or answer "What's the weather like tomorrow?"
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 1, 2014
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As smart TVs evolve with applications like Netflix, which is also available from such devices as Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV, users can really benefit from keyboard input.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 12, 2014
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With the Super Bowl coming up, you may be in the market for a big-screen TV, whether your first or an upgrade.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 28, 2014
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Dish Network is unveiling a new recorder system that can record eight TV shows at once, as long as four of them are from the broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 6, 2014
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